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Daniel Blue on October 2nd, 2008
Anna Saner-Ott has recently stepped down from her chair at Embellish Multispace Salon and started cutting hair in the south wing of her house. She calls this cozy room “The Parlor” and nearly every one of her 200 or so regular clients has followed her to her new local. There
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Daniel Blue on October 2nd, 2008
Anna Saner-Ott has recently stepped down from her chair at Embellish Multispace Salon and started cutting hair in the south wing of her house. She calls this cozy room “The Parlor” and nearly every one of her 200 or so regular clients has followed her to her new local. There
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Daniel Blue on September 25th, 2008
Rankos’ Pharmacy is among the few places the centralized Tacoman can walk to for those slightly less public purchases. Opened in 1924, this third generation, local family-owned store is working hard to meet the demands of a changing clientele. Recently offering nutritional information, organic and earth-friendly products such as Tom’s
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Daniel Blue on September 25th, 2008
Rankos’ Pharmacy is among the few places the centralized Tacoman can walk to for those slightly less public purchases. Opened in 1924, this third generation, local family-owned store is working hard to meet the demands of a changing clientele. Recently offering nutritional information, organic and earth-friendly products such as Tom’s
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Daniel Blue on September 18th, 2008
Ty Cline is a wine man, and I don’t mean the kind that jumps trains in order to get to moderate climates. That would be a wino. No, Cline is a connoisseur. His impeccable taste is combined with the ability to communicate why what he is pouring in your crystal
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Daniel Blue on September 18th, 2008
Ty Cline is a wine man, and I don’t mean the kind that jumps trains in order to get to moderate climates. That would be a wino. No, Cline is a connoisseur. His impeccable taste is combined with the ability to communicate why what he is pouring in your crystal
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Daniel Blue on September 11th, 2008
I don’t really care to drink at places where everyone knows my name. If they know my name it means they know my reputation as a dart master, and board or no board, inevitably I will be challenged to “huck some sharps.” I do, however, like to drink where the
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Daniel Blue on September 11th, 2008
I don’t really care to drink at places where everyone knows my name. If they know my name it means they know my reputation as a dart master, and board or no board, inevitably I will be challenged to “huck some sharps.” I do, however, like to drink where the
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Daniel Blue on September 4th, 2008
Every month or two the walls of the much celebrated Black Water Cafe sport a new collection of work from a local artist. The latest set is the work of a newcomer to the Tacoma art world, Maria Jost. Loosely titled This is a Storytale the artist statement reads, “This
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Daniel Blue on September 4th, 2008
Every month or two the walls of the much celebrated Black Water Cafe sport a new collection of work from a local artist. The latest set is the work of a newcomer to the Tacoma art world, Maria Jost. Loosely titled This is a Storytale the artist statement reads, “This
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Daniel Blue on August 31st, 2008
Levi Meinzer was not the first person in my downtown circles that I would imagine as a father. Pictured here with his happy child, Persephone, he seems to be doing an excellent job. In the day Levi was one of the few people brave enough (or crazy enough) to
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Daniel Blue on August 30th, 2008
DANIEL BLUE: MEET RON GEIER >>> Ron Geier is a soundman. He also is a rare and interesting source of Tacoma's culture history. Having grown up in this town, played in bands in the 80's and since moved to Korea and back, his memories of the pre-boom Tacoma are both
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Daniel Blue on August 29th, 2008
DANIEL BLUE: MEET JEREMY WEBSTER >>> Jeremy Webster is the best Guitar Hero player I have ever seen. Most Guitar Hero players aren't proficient on the actual instrument, but Jeremy plays the funky base like it was a woman - a ticklish screaming woman, scream screaming the blues. Jeremy lives
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Daniel Blue on August 28th, 2008
DANIEL BLUE: MEET DAVID FEWSTER >>> David Fewster and I used to see each other more - mainly at open mics. A few years ago the Tacoma open mic circuit was alive and buzzing with what we thought was the ultimate manifestation of our arts renaissance - spoken word,
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Daniel Blue on August 27th, 2008
DANIEL BLUE: MEET KENNON CHRISTEL >>> Kennon Christel sits quietly and gazes out at the world around him. He watches busy lives with mild interest as he sips his fancy coffee drinks in contentment. Recently graduated from the Tacoma School of the Arts, Kennon is an extremely talented guitar player.
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Daniel Blue on August 26th, 2008
DANIEL BLUE: MEET RON SWARNER >>> Ron Swarner is the co-owner, publisher, editor, and master and magician of the Weekly Volcano. There are few people who work as hard in this town to achieve what they know in their hearts to be their passion. It will be hard to write
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Daniel Blue on August 25th, 2008
DANIEL BLUE: MEET TAREK JORDAN >>> Tarek Jordan is a multicultural icon. Recently obsessed with contacting the future, I actually met Jordan in the past. Our first conversation was several years ago during a ride back from his parent's house in North Tacoma, he struck me then as a clever
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Daniel Blue on August 24th, 2008
DANIEL BLUE: MEET SARA ROUGEAU >>> Sara Rougeau's first bike was a yellow tiger that we found on the side of the road. Tires were flat, the brakes were squeaky but the shifters worked and it had this badass scratching action tiger crest on the headstock. That was a
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Daniel Blue on August 23rd, 2008
DANIEL BLUE: MEET CHILTON AGRESON >>> Chilton Agreson stands at attention. Chilton is an art collector, by day and a black market art distributor by night. Some people call that stealing. Chilton calls it the redistribution of public treasure. Art is magic, you know, pure magic. Rich people don't pay
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Daniel Blue on August 22nd, 2008
DANIEL BLUE: MEET SEAN ALEXANDER >>> Sean Alexander is the co-founder of The Helm gallery on Broadway in Downtown Tacoma. I trust him when he tells me why my art works, and why it does not. He is not afraid to pull any punches, and he is never just
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